July 6, 2011
An open letter to our friends and supporters:
We are very proud of what we have been able to accomplish in one short year of operation. We have been welcomed by charities, university athletic departments, church groups, hospitals, and many other industries, to help them raise money for their causes. All of us were brought together by the common goal of giving to our communities and helping good people and great causes. We gave away 90% of our profits, have raised thousands of dollars, and have donated watches for charity events.
We are still dedicated to these goals. In our pursuit we are changing the way in which we do business. For those of you who have worked with HopeWatch before you will notice and maybe appreciate the differences. For those of you who have not partnered with us before, I hope this will change that.
A complication that we ran into was that all of the money would pass through our hands and be sent on to the charity of your choice. We no longer work that way, instead we are discounting the watches a great deal. We will sell the watches directly to you at a huge discount; all we ask in return is that you donate something from the sales to a charity of your choice. If you do not plan to sell the watches, the requirement of donating does not apply.
As in most cases, the quantity that you order will determine the price but suffice it to say that any order over 100 will cost about $1.00 a watch. We still work with our three (3) main charities; Water.org, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and North Fulton Community Charities. We encourage you to visit www.hopewatch.org and click on the ‘We Support’ page for other charities that we work with, or just choose one of your own.
The watches come in 14 colors and 5 sizes. The sizes are: Youth, Extra Small, Small, Medium, and Large. We also have some with magnetic clasps in Red, White, Black and Purple. The magnetic watches come in 3 sizes: Small, Medium, and Large.
The watches also work great as grab bag goodies and corporate gifts/give-aways. The watches are currently listed on our site for $15, however, we recommend selling them between $4 and $5. We do not set the prices so you can determine that for yourself.
We are more than happy to provide any support, and will include a custom made display with orders of 100 watches or more. We can also swap out any colors that are not selling well so long as our supplies last.
Just like before, we will place you on our site and promote you through our social media. If you are interested in helping raise money for charities and giving back to communities please contact me, I would love to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Skupin
Director of Operations
jonathan@hopewatch.org
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